Juan Palarea y Blanes

Juan Palarea y Blanes (1760-) was a general of the Spanish Army.

Biography
Juan Palarea y Blanes was born in Madrid in Castilla la Nueva, Spain, in 1760. He became a guerrilla fighter when France occupied Madrid in 1808, and became an attacking general. When Great Britain liberated Madrid from Napoleonic Spain in late June 1811, Palarea became a general of the British Army, although he commanded local troops.